5 Common Myths About AMS | Altitude Sickness |Headache, Nausea, Gastrointestinal Issues | Indiahikes

Acute Mountain Sickness is very common when you’re trekking in the Himalayas.

How common is it? Well, in a team of 20, we see at least 3-4 people showing symptoms of AMS. Most of them recover within a few hours.

We’ve also noticed that there are a lot of beliefs and assumptions about AMS among our trekkers. With every new group that goes on a trek, we realise there is more misunderstanding than the truth.

So in this new conversational series, we bust 5 of the most common myths trekkers have about AMS.
Dr Lakshmi Selvakumaran, who heads the Learning and Development team at Indiahikes has seen thousands of trekkers in her 9 years of experience at Indiahikes and with the help of her medical expertise,

Watch this video till the end to get answers to the following questions:
What actually is AMS?
How do you get AMS?
What are the symptoms of AMS?
Can it be prevented at all?

If you have more questions about AMS, drop in a comment below and we will answer them.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Myth 1 I have not got before I wont get it now
3:36 Myth 2 Diamox masks symptoms of AMS
5:46 Myth 3 Drinking lot of water prevents AMS
6:51 Myth 4 It is probably something else not AMS
9:21 Myth 5 I am fit, I wont get AMS
11:23 Final advise
13:31 Conclusion

RESOURCES AND LINKS
👉🏽 What is Acute Mountain Sickness - https://indiahikes.com/blog/altitude-...
👉🏽 How to prevent Altitude Sickness - https://indiahikes.com/blog/prevent-a...
👉🏽 5 signs you may not recognise Altitude Mountain Sickness - https://indiahikes.com/blog/5-signs-y...
👉🏽 How Diamox helps with AMS - https://indiahikes.com/blog/benefits-...
👉🏽 3 life saving drugs you must have to tackle AMS - https://indiahikes.com/blog/ams-diamo...

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